joshing

verbjoke

Synonyms for joshing

verb joke

Word Origin & History

"to make fun of, to banter," 1845, American English, probably from the familiar version of the proper name Joshua, but just which Joshua, or why, is long forgotten. Perhaps it was taken as a typical name of an old farmer. The word was in use earlier than the career of U.S. humorist Josh Billings, pseudonym of Henry Wheeler Shaw (1818-1885), who did not begin to write and lecture until 1860; but his popularity after 1869 may have influence that of the word.

Related: Joshed; joshing.

Example Sentences for joshing

If you had, I'd probably have told it around and you'd have got a lot of joshing.

Those there fellows he's joshing have been with him seven years.

I'm just joshing the weakness of the lemonade the Associations give us.

"Now there's a woman's thinking for you," he chided her fondly, joshing her a little.

"One might almost think that he was joshing me," said Bateman, flushing.

Great was the joshing that followed the landing of the two missing boats.

He even indulged himself in a bit of joshing with the Mystic.

I could have killed the boys for joshing me the way they did.

The boys thought he was joshing them, but Long Lester was telling the literal truth.

The boys are joshing me now—not that I care for what might easy enough be so, but there's Billy.

joshing

Synonyms for joshing

amusing

badinage

banter

comic/comical

comical

joshing

Synonyms for joshing

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